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Published on: February 8, 2016
Recent advances of engineered probiotics for therapeutic applications
Lu Zhang1, Na Chen1, Haofeng Chen1
1School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Fujian, 361102, China.
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A great number of multifactorial diseases, including neoplastic, metabolic, and autoimmune diseases, have been associated with microbiota dysbiosis. Recently, there has been an increasing understanding of the importance of microbiome and their impact on human health. Advances in synthetic biology have led to the development of probiotics as diagnostic tools and disease treatment approaches. In this review, we briefly summarize recent examples of engineered probiotic-based therapeutics in human diseases, including cancers, gastrointestinal disorders, infectious diseases, and metabolic disorders. Finally, we discuss the challenges and opportunities in developing engineered probiotics for disease treatments.
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